According to the annual report, the council's focus has been on assessing the best structure for the delivery of local government services throughout Wairarapa.
That has resulted in Masterton, Carterton and South Wairarapa District Councils submitting a joint proposal to the Local Government Commission.
They have thrown their weight behind a Wairarapa unitary authority proposal and Masterton's share of the cost of work done was $340,000, a figure the council claims was able to be met from savings made from corporate budgets.
The annual report, which is 125 pages long, talks of progress made on a variety of service delivery issues.
Those include roading, sewerage and water.
The Homebush project reached a milestone with the commissioning of new ponds and river diffuser, the council recognising the sewerage plant upgrade had been its major focus for five years, but also a project "at the upper end of affordability for our urban ratepayers".
Early indications are that the new ponds are working well.
Achievements during the year include sewer main and lateral renewals more than 4km and a like amount of water main was renewed. New 24-hour toilets were built at Kuripuni, Queen Elizabeth Park and at Riversdale beach.
Masterton Mayor Lyn Patterson said the previous administration had done a huge amount of work but a lot of infrastructural work remained to be done. The council had to be mindful of the need to maintain infrastructure while at the same time moving forward.
Masterton district had assets totalling $725million and its total liability was $60million, Mrs Patterson said.
